Chris Moon

Helping You Go The Extra Mile - Outstanding motivational speaker.

World class motivational speaker Chris Moon challenges the concept of limitation and helps you go the extra mile

Chris Moon is a motivational speaker who walks the talk. He was blown up in Africa clearing landmines and lost his lower arm and leg. Less than a year after leaving hospital he completed the London Marathon and now runs the world's toughest ultra-marathons. He’s one of the few Westerners to have survived being taken prisoner by Khmer Rouge guerrillas. As a keynote speaker, after dinner speaker Chris Moon will tailor his speech to your event and leave the audience inspired, uplifted and ready to go the extra mile.

This former Army officer with operational experience who worked for a charity clearing landmines in Asia and Africa is one of the few westerners to have survived kidnap by the Khmer Rouge guerillas in Cambodia. Two years later he was blown up in a remote minefield in East Africa. He was walking in a supposedly cleared area in Mozambique in 1995 when the blast resulted in the loss of his lower right arm and leg. Doctors say he survived against the odds due to his determination and fitness. Within a year of leaving hospital he successfully completed the London Marathon and a Masters Degree in Security Management.

Chris Moon has completed numerous marathons and many of the worlds toughest ultra marathons including the Great Sahara Run and Badwater the 135-mile continuous ultra through Death Valley to the mountains. He has taken parties to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and run the length of Cambodia to raise funds for charities assisting the disabled. His numerous media appearances include the Parkinson Show and his autobiography One Step Beyond is published by Macmillian.

For ten years now he has been inspiring audiences around the world on motivation, mindset and leadership. Chis Moon´s bespoke presentations are filled with humour, passion and wisdom and he has top client ratings.

"The messages were spot on and really resonated with our people. It certainly echoed the messages we were trying to convey. I would have no hesitation in recommending Chris to others as a great motivational speaker." - Direct Line Group

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